cock vs spigot
spigot vs cockcock and spigot both are nouns.
cock is a verb but spigot is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cock | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| spigot | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
spigot is a hypernym of
cock; that is, spigot is a
word with a broader meaning than cock:
- cock: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
- spigot: a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
Other hypernyms of cock include
faucet.
| cock (noun) | spigot (noun) |
|---|---|
| adult male bird | a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir |
| adult male chicken | a plug for a bunghole in a cask |
| faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid | |
| the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled | |
| obscene terms for penis |
| cock (verb) | spigot (verb) |
|---|---|
| set the trigger of a firearm back for firing | |
| to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | |
| tilt or slant to one side |
Words related to "cock"
- Gallus gallus
- bird
- body waste
- cant
- cant over
- chicken
- cockerel
- dick
- dirty word
- excrement
- excreta
- excretion
- excretory product
- faucet
- fighting cock
- filth
- firing mechanism
- gamecock
- gunlock
- hammer
- lay
- member
- obscenity
- pecker
- penis
- phallus
- pitch
- place
- pose
- position
- prance
- prick
- put
- putz
- rooster
- ruffle
- sashay
- set
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- shaft
- slant
- smut
- spigot
- stopcock
- striker
- strut
- swagger
- tilt
- tittup
- tool
- turncock
- vulgarism
- walk
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